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Microsoft introduced several new devices this week including the Surface Pro 9, Surface Laptop 5, and Surface Studio 2 Plus. They’re all fairly iterative updates; you know that’s true when Microsoft’s hype videos emphasize new colors and integrated 5G connectivity (for the Arm-powered Pro 9) as the most exciting “new” features. We finally got a release date for the helpful accessibility kit, at least.

But Microsoft didn’t have anything new to share about its personal audio lineup. It’s been two years since the company announced the Surface Headphones 2. And those arrived around two years after the original pair in 2018. But the October hardware event came and went without any news of Surface Headphones 3. So if two years was the cadence that Microsoft set for its headphone lineup, it missed that target this time around. (A business-only “Plus” edition of the Surface Headphones 2 was released last year but barely counts.) I just hope the company isn’t throwing in the towel completely.

“We have nothing to share about our future roadmap at this time,” Microsoft spokesperson Dan Laycock told The Verge. “We’re excited about the work done with Teams certification and new products like the Surface Audio Dock that was announced this week.” That statement doesn’t exactly inspire confidence that new headphones are in the pipeline.

Rotating dial controls were a brilliant idea

Microsoft’s Surface Headphones have never stood out for their core sound quality. They’re easily eclipsed in that department by Sony, Bose, Apple, Sennheiser, and,

Save up to 43% on Select Ototo’s Kitchen Supplies

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Just because it takes effort to cook doesn’t mean it should feel like a chore. Make cooking fun again with Ototo kitchen accessories. Each of their funky designs serve as useful tools and little eccentric splashes that can bring life back into your kitchen. With select items discounted by up to 43%, now is a great time to make your kitchen a little more whimsical.

There are some pretty nifty gadgets available, like the Gracula garlic crusher. This vampire-themed mincer, press and peeler is 40% off, bringing the price to $18 — and it’s dishwasher safe. And since everyone needs a colander to strain noodles when they’re done, why not grab one shaped like a spaghetti monster for just $17? That’s a $13 discount off the usual price. Matching monsters servers are also a great addition for serving pasta or salad, and you can score a pair for just $14.

There’s also a Nessie-themed tea infuser for that’s down to $13, a magic mushroom kitchen funnel on sale for $14 and spoon holder and steam releaser shaped like a spooky witch for $15. You’ll find a lot of other cool stuff as well, so be sure to shop the entire sale selection at Amazon to find the perfect fit for your home. Also keep in mind that while these tools are fun for Halloween, they also make great gifts, especially at these prices.

Read more: 7 Cooking Tools From Around the World You Didn’t Know You Needed

Xbox and PC players can’t disable crossplay in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

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Xbox and PC players are quickly discovering that they can’t disable crossplay in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II. Activision’s latest Call of Duty installment launched early this morning, with PlayStation players able to freely toggle crossplay on or off. Xbox and PC players are rightly not happy about this.

There are a variety of reasons why Xbox players want to disable crossplay, including trying to keep away from PC cheaters or simply avoiding PC players with the mobility advantages of mouse and keyboard. Likewise, PC players often want to steer clear of controller players and their aim assist.

It’s the same in Call of Duty: Warzone for Xbox players

We’ve been here before with Call of Duty, too. Xbox players are still frustrated by forced crossplay in Call of Duty: Warzone. While there is a crossplay toggle in the settings menu on Xbox, as soon as you try to load into a playlist, it will force you to disable crossplay, whereas on PlayStation, you can simply dismiss the prompt and continue to the playlist with crossplay still disabled.

There are ways to work around this in the system settings of an Xbox, but it doesn’t always work, and Xbox players often find themselves with big queue times for matchmaking instead.

We’ve reached out to Activision about this forced crossplay before and the discrepancies between Xbox and PlayStation, but the company hasn’t commented. We’ve reached out again, and we’ll update you if we ever hear back.

NASA’s Webb Telescope Captures Super Eerie ‘Pillars of Creation’ View

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New images from NASA’s next-generation James Webb Space Telescope present views of the cosmos so clear and crisp, it’s spooky. For Halloween, the space agency turned up the (mid infra-)red in a picture of the spectacular “Pillars of Creation” to give this remarkable star-forming region a darker, dustier tone.

The Pillars of Creation — located within the sprawling Eagle Nebula some 6,500 light-years away — first achieved astronomical fame when the Hubble Space Telescope observed it in 1995.

Then, it was brought back into the limelight as the ‘scope revisited it in 2014, and last week, Hubble’s successor Webb provided highly sharp, detailed views of the pillars, managing to peer through more of the area’s obscuring dust than was previously possible. That image was produced by the machine’s Near-Infrared instrument. However, as it turns out, Webb is also equipped to let the dust and gas themselves shine in their own ethereal way.

Switching to Webb’s Mid-Infrared Instrument, or MIRI, provided the creepy observation of the iconic pillars we see above.

Viewing the scene in the mid-infrared brings out the dust that cloaks light from numerous stars shining through, sparkles more easily observed on other parts of the spectrum and highlighted in Webb’s seminal image of the landscape, according to NASA.

The effect lends the whole scene a more ghostly feel, like a great shadowy hand reaching across the universe. The crimson hues highlighted by MIRI are enough to make you wonder if we’re actually looking at the heavens or

Now’s the time to buy last year’s iPad

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Apple’s iPad releases this year have been, well, lackluster to say the least. That isn’t to say the new 10th-gen iPad and the M2-equipped iPad Pro are bad products — far from it. But they either aren’t significantly better than their predecessors or have an awkward value proposition that puts them in between more compelling options in Apple’s lineup.

If you’ve been planning to buy an iPad this year, this is good news because you can confidently purchase last year’s (or even older) models without really giving up much. And based on the pricing we’ve seen on older iPads recently, that can either save you a ton of money or get you a more capable model for the same price you might pay for the latest base version.

Buying an older model also opens up the world of secondhand options, whether you’re buying a used one from a reseller, a reconditioned model, or just an open-box return from a retailer. You can save a ton of money on perfectly capable iPads this way — and since most iPads live the majority of their lives at home and aren’t used as frequently as a phone, used models are generally in better condition and will last longer.

Here are my recommendations for what to look for instead of the latest iPads this year.

If you’re looking at a 10th-gen iPad, buy this instead:

2020 or 2022 iPad Air

Playing the game Genshin Impact on the 2022 iPad Air — *The 2022 iPad Air has a more powerful chip and much nicer screen than*